And so to UNIVERSITY, far too young, naive and stupid to be away from the family home, sharing a subterranean flat in one of the seedier bits of Edinburgh with a mad Irishman, and four other bizarre individuals. Stuart’s other works include Halfhead, a near-future thriller, Sawbones, a novella aimed at adult emergent readers, and several short stories. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. I. on Aberdeen’s police force, Steel’s team is made up of the “no-hopers,” the most worthless or inexperienced members of the homicide department, and Logan will do anything to prove he doesn’t belong there. Stuart MacBride is the author of several novels featuring DS Logan McRae, and the near-future thriller Halfhead.

DS Logan McRae has been assigned to DI Steel’s team – the Screw-Up Squad – thanks to the way his last case ended. I could have been performing my earth-shattering rendition of 'Three Blind Mice' at the Albert Hall by now!All in all this was a very enjoyable read and I would recommend it strongly to any fans of the crime genre. She has no integrity, the manners of an untrained chimp, talks like a drunken sailor, and smokes like a chimney. I don't know how MacBride manages to make a story based on solving gruesome crimes fun, but somehow he always does. For my money, Stuart MacBride is the best crime author writing today, better than Connelly, Lescroat and all the rest. I don't mind gritty, but the general tenor of these books makes Aberdeen sound like the most disgusting place on earth.

It starts with Rosie Williams, a prostitute, stripped naked and beaten to death down by the docks - the heart of Aberdeen's red light district. Tik dar niekaip negaliu apsispręsti ar tuo pat metu vyniojami keli skirtingi nusikaltimai prideda knygai įtraukumo, ar vis dėlto tik verčia nuolat būti įsitempus, kad nepasimestų siužeto galai, o galvoje nekiltų chaosas.Watson for most of the book was relegated as 'that tasty WPC' their relationship appears to be souring due to her being a human being, oh and how dare the woman wear sensible bras. Looking for white, male GSOH, mid twenties -- into setting fire to people's houses, with them inside, and masturbating while they burn -- for long-term commitment at Her Majesty's pleasure. Increasingly sleep-deprived from back-to-back shifts and dealing with Steele's constant demands, his relationship with WPC Jackie Watson is under strain, and internal investigations are on his back about the bungled warehouse raid in which P. She is not very likable, but she has the talented DS MacBride in her clutches, and she isn’t letting him go.

It starts with Rosie Williams, a prostitute, stripped naked and beaten to death down by the docks -- the heart of Aberdeen's red light district.Which will come out on a semiregular basis and deal with such important issues as cats, hens, horses, and whatever publishing stuff is on the go at the time.

Summertime in the Granite City, the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and the morgue is getting crowded: burnt bodies, murdered junkies, dismembered Labradors, and battered prostitutes. I did like the fact that the plot pieces are wrapped up nicely though the personal relationships and fates of some of the characters are left hanging a bit, enticing readers like me to continue on with the series.Digging deeper into the developer’s background, Logan links the man to the same politician who criticized DI Steel’s handling of the Williams case. This is not for the faint of heart as it deals with dark, gritty subjects and the good guys are rather rough around the edges as well.